An estimated 12 million people are in acute need, and if urgently needed funding is not secured to enable a massive scale-up of life-saving aid, millions of people risk falling into more extreme levels of need. Sixteen million people in Yemen are going hungry this year.
Already, nearly 50, people are essentially starving to death, as pockets of famine-like conditions have returned to the country for the first time in two years. Another 5 million vulnerable people are just one step away from famine. The international community must not wait for a famine declaration before it acts. By then, it will be too late. Millions of Yemenis have exhausted their coping strategies, and food insecurity will continue to rise without immediate humanitarian support.
This year, nearly 2. Of these children, , are expected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition and could die without urgent treatment. Around 1. These are among the highest levels of severe acute malnutrition recorded in Yemen since the conflict began in Yemen is experiencing a second wave of COVID, with the officially reported number of cases tripling from 2, by the end of last year to nearly 6, by the end of May this year.
However, health partners estimate that the actual number of cases is much higher. The vaccination campaign has been launched to cover districts in 13 governorates, but the pandemic response across Yemen has been hampered by a lack of proactive action in some areas, limited testing, a war-ravaged health system, and severe shortages of medical supplies and personal protective equipment.
Schools and hospitals have been caught in the crossfire and fighting has prevented access to food, fuel, clean water and medical supplies. Nearly 8 million children are now going hungry every day and almost a third of under-fives are acutely malnourished. It is the second-largest Arab sovereign state in the peninsula. The official language of Yemen is Arabic but English is also used in official and business circles. Warring parties in Yemen agree to a ceasefire in Hodeidah Read the full media release here.
Save the Children calls on Australia to halt the export of military assets to countries involved in Yemen war, where up to 85, children have died from extreme hunger. Read the full media release here. A massive humanitarian effort has only just prevented famine being declared, but extreme hunger is a reality for many families. In , Yemen was rocked by the worst cholera outbreak in recent history, with over a million suspected cases.
An unfathomable 3. Hospitals, water networks, schools and other services vital to everyday life have been bombed or have shut down because staff are no longer being paid. An estimated 4. More than 11 million children are in need of urgent help. Here are just 3 of these children's stories. Fayez has a wife, four daughters and a son — another son was killed in an air strike. One day, Fayez and his daughter Suzan hitched a ride on a motorbike to market.
A taxi driver rushed the two of them to hospital, where they were given urgent medical treatment. She now has terrible nightmares and little understanding of the world around her. Her left arm is also injured. Shrapnel from the attack severely injured her neck, hand, and leg. Her health has now improved, and our Child Protection team are following up with Iman to ensure she gets psychological support to help her cope with her experiences.
We also support entrepreneurship with loans, equipment and technical advice. The ongoing violence is making humanitarian access to those most in need extremely challenging, and CARE continues to call on all parties to the conflict and the international community to prioritize the access and delivery of life-saving supplies to the affected people in Yemen. Spotlight Yemen Humanitarian crisis in Yemen Yemen currently has the greatest level of humanitarian needs in the world.
CARE's Response CARE has been working in Yemen since , and is currently providing humanitarian assistance through water, sanitation and hygiene services and reproductive health services to needy populations in Yemen. Designed and Produced by ACW.
Of course, peace negotiations are the key to a long term solution. There is hope. Yemen has a long history of political instability, but an equally long history of negotiating political settlements. Sadly, the second round of talks fell through this week, after the Houthis violated the truce and seized a military base. The international community must pressure all parties—including the Yemeni government, Houthis, Saudi Arabia and Iran—to play a constructive role, support future negotiations, learn from the mistakes of past peace deals, and manage expectations.
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By: Jacqueline Lopour. A controlled explosion by a Yemeni army demining team to destroy explosives and landmines laid by militants, near Aden, Yemen, May 4, Here are five reasons why: 1. It is already an international conflict. It has drawn in a wide array of actors seeking to influence the outcome or take advantage of the chaos: The Rebels: The civil war began in March, , after Houthi rebels overran the capital and placed the president under house arrest.
Both sides may be guilty of war crimes. This could be the start of the next global refugee crisis. It is not too late…yet. Why the world needs a new, more equitable refugee system By: Paul Heinbecker. Jacqueline Lopour.
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